Krakatoa is a volcanic island that is still active and is located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra are included in conservation areas. This name was ever pinned on a volcanic peak over there (Krakatoa), which disappear due to eruption itself on 26-27 August 1883. The eruption was so powerful; hot clouds and the resulting tsunami killed about 36,000 people. Up until December 26, 2004, this is the most powerful tsunami in the Indian Ocean region. Cracking noise was heard up in Alice Springs, Australia and the island of Rodrigues near Africa, 4,653 kilometers. Yield is estimated at 30,000 times the atomic bomb that was detonated on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

Krakatau eruption caused global climate change. The world was dark for two and a half days due to volcanic ash that covered the atmosphere. The sun is shining dim until next year. Scattering of dust in the sky Norway to New York.

Noted that the eruption of Krakatoa was the first major disaster in the world after the discovery of the underwater telegraph. Progress is, unfortunately, has not been matched by progress in the field of geology. The geologist was not even able to give an explanation of these eruptions. Mount Krakatoa erupted, the tremors felt to Europe.

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Krakatoa is a volcanic island that is still active and is located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra are included in conservation areas. This name was ever pinned on a volcanic peak over there (Krakatoa), which disappear due to eruption itself on 26-27 August 1883. The eruption was so powerful; hot clouds and the resulting tsunami killed about 36,000 people.